Transportation

The next phase to improve the northwest corridor of U.S. 95 will be getting underway next spring and the Nevada Department of Transportation will be hosting a meeting to talk to residents about the project.

The U.S. 95 Northwest Corridor Improvements Project meeting will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 North Buffalo Drive. There will be a brief presentation a 5:30 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer period.

The public is invited to attend.

The project will increase the highway's capacity, help alleviate congestion and improve freeway connections. The biggest part of the project includes improving the interchange between the northern beltway and U.S. 95.

The second phase of the project is already going on from Ann Road to Durango Drive.

A busy section of I-15 will close Monday and Tuesday night while crews install a pedestrian bridge over the freeway.

The city of North Las Vegas will be working on the project. Crews will be closing northbound and southbound I-15 between Cheyenne Avenue and Craig Road from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday to set columns for the bridge.

The interstate will close again Monday night from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday while crews put the deck of the bridge in place.

Northbound traffic will be forced to exit at Cheyenne Avenue off ramp, while southbound traffic will be forced to exit at Craig Road off ramp.

If you regularly ride the bus in southern Nevada, pay attention because a new schedule goes into effect July 7.

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) warns that customers may experience service delays.

The transit service changes include increased frequencies, later and/or earlier operating hours, schedule adjustments and modifications to the Boulder Highway Express (BHX), Henderson & Downtown Express (HDX), Route 212-Sunset Road and Route 402-Sunset/Boulder City. Boarding changes will take place on the Sahara Express (SX), BHX and HDX that will require passengers to board through the front door and pay or swipe their passes at the farebox.

A state grant will allow North Las Vegas police officers to use three new laser speed guns to catch speeders.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety awarded the department $4,507 in grant funds to purchase three Truspeed “S” Compact Laser Speed Detection Units. These will be used during saturation patrols.

They are expected to be in the hands of three motor officers trained in their use within three months.